A new “Learn To Mow” event has been added which will be particularly relevant for those needing to manage grass or weeds like bramble, thistle, dock and rush in areas where machinery is not possible or suitable.

Full details including how to book a place are on the Learn To Mow event calendar page.

The 2 day course will be run by Steve Tomlin who first learned to use a scythe in the Pyrennes in 2001 and is a founder member and Training Coordinator for the Scythe Association (Britain & Ireland). Steve has taught several hundred people to scythe since beginning to teach in 2010 and is recognised as the leading scythe teacher in the UK.

In addition to his own courses in mowing and peening, he is an instructor for new scythe teachers, and has taught the use of the scythe for Natural England, the National Trust, Highgrove Estate, BBC Countryfile with John Craven and ITV’s Countrywise with Paul Heiney.

You can find out more about Steve by visiting his scythe blog at http://stevetomlincrafts.wordpress.com/category/scytherspace-2/.